Well it’s about time. Is it necessary? No. Four hours to Hawaii is no big deal. We fly to Tokyo and then Bangkok and Manila from LAX every year. But cutting the travel time in half? Why not if you can afford it. I’m sure there will be plenty of takers if the price is about double for half the travel time. Time is money
I think this is a very risky proposition for the company and also the airlines to purchase. If NASA’s jet gets certified to fly supersonic over land then not only would the overture jets be allowed but also could only travel over the ocean. Airlines won’t buy both when One does it all.
It’s nice to see that we are striving to do better moving forward but I caution against price gouging which can kill the whole thing. Be reasonable please.
Having retired from the aerospace industry I can vouch for the fact that the technology is available to bring this aircraft to fruition, but, as noted by several posters already, the economy of doing so and making it a financial success is an entirely different matter…
San Diego guy here. I want this to happen, but it won’t in my town. We’re SO lucky to have an airport Right in the middle of our city center (sit in any window seat labeled “A” for the best views). That said, departing on runway 27 for a supersonic? It will get shut down immediately. Too many rich people on a hill, basically. If Boom can really take off in a turbofan mode, Then switch to supersonic in-flight, the we “might” have a chance. Again, I really, really want this to work. It’s about time we had some courage to fly Mach 2+ again.
35 year airline guy here, I have to agree with you, I too want this to happen but the feasibility of being able to fly on this aircraft and making it affordable for the common man that’s what I do not see. Now that being said the Concord was around for many years and the wealthy, I have to assume ,we’re able to support it until they didn’t.
I think it’s great but the cost will be to expensive for most people.
Well it’s about time. Is it necessary? No. Four hours to Hawaii is no big deal. We fly to Tokyo and then Bangkok and Manila from LAX every year. But cutting the travel time in half? Why not if you can afford it. I’m sure there will be plenty of takers if the price is about double for half the travel time. Time is money
I think this is a very risky proposition for the company and also the airlines to purchase. If NASA’s jet gets certified to fly supersonic over land then not only would the overture jets be allowed but also could only travel over the ocean. Airlines won’t buy both when One does it all.
Why will ,Boom succeed where Concorde failed because of sonic booms over populated areas?
It’s nice to see that we are striving to do better moving forward but I caution against price gouging which can kill the whole thing. Be reasonable please.
Having retired from the aerospace industry I can vouch for the fact that the technology is available to bring this aircraft to fruition, but, as noted by several posters already, the economy of doing so and making it a financial success is an entirely different matter…
Best Regards
San Diego guy here. I want this to happen, but it won’t in my town. We’re SO lucky to have an airport Right in the middle of our city center (sit in any window seat labeled “A” for the best views). That said, departing on runway 27 for a supersonic? It will get shut down immediately. Too many rich people on a hill, basically. If Boom can really take off in a turbofan mode, Then switch to supersonic in-flight, the we “might” have a chance. Again, I really, really want this to work. It’s about time we had some courage to fly Mach 2+ again.
35 year airline guy here, I have to agree with you, I too want this to happen but the feasibility of being able to fly on this aircraft and making it affordable for the common man that’s what I do not see. Now that being said the Concord was around for many years and the wealthy, I have to assume ,we’re able to support it until they didn’t.
Well of course it will take off in sub sonic mode. All planes do. But San Diego may no be a big enough hub with lax so close by